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DTSC Green Chemistry Symposium Examines Alternatives for a Healthier California

California leads the way on the issue of green chemistry in public policy and today’s symposium expands the dialogue on the impact of current chemicals policy on public health and our children.

18 Oct 2010

Toyota to Fund 18 Environmental Projects Around the World

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) names today 18 projects that are to receive grants under the Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program for 20101.

17 Oct 2010

Surfactants Made from Natural Renewable Raw Materials becoming More Popular

Natural, renewable raw materials combined with an excellent ecological footprint are one of the keys to achieve success in the markets. Cognis APG® surfactants are obtained from renewable plant-derived raw materials, such as vegetable oils and starch. They combine mildness to human skin, environmental compatibility and are safe, yet still offer good cleaning performance in laundry detergents, hard surface cleaners, and manual dish detergents alike.

27 May 2010

Leading Ecologist to Head Up Environmental Research Cenre

A leading ecologist has been appointed to head a major new inter-disciplinary environmental research centre at the University of York.

13 May 2010

Mining Companies Will Have to Invest in Environmental Protection to Ensure Log Term Profitability

In future, mining companies will have to invest more heavily in environmental protection and occupational safety in order to maintain their future viability and long-term profitability.

11 May 2010

Arkema Participate in Parliamentary Meetings on Green Chemsitry

What potential is there for replacing resources of fossil origin with raw materials of vegetable origin, and for which industrial applications? How to combine chemistry with environmental protection? How to encourage “gr...

11 May 2010

Sutterlin Technologies Uses New Technology to Combat Brown Codling Moths

Sutterlin Technologies, a new company based at The University of Alabama (UA), is using its patent-pending biodegradable technology to eliminate the brown codling moth, an insect, from farms in an environmentally friendly manner.

21 Apr 2010

Hear How Nanofilm Are Addressing Energy, Environmental and Waste Problems

Dr. Scott Rickert, President and CEO of Nanofilm, is a speaker at the NanoBusiness Conference/NYC nanotechnology conference, April 20, 2010, in New York City. His topic is “Nano-izing Today's Surfaces to Solve Energy, Environmental, And Waste Problems.”

19 Apr 2010

New Material Provides Ecological and Economical Solution for Refrigeration

Two teams based at the Barcelona Knowledge Campus, one from the University of Barcelona (UB) and one from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), have worked with a group from the University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany) to develop a new solid material that produces a caloric effect under hydrostatic pressure (solid-state barocaloric effect). The research is described in an article published in the scientific journal Nature Materials and was inspired by guidelines in the Kyoto protocol on renewing current refrigeration systems based on the compression of harmful gases.

18 Apr 2010

Funding Will Enable Phosphonics to Accelerate Launch of Precious Metal Scavenger Products

Phosphonics announced today that it has received an additional £3.5m (US$5.75m) million funding.
This new capital will allow the company to expand its core team, accelerate the launch of the precious metal scavenger product range in numerous international markets, and continue the development of further industrial applications based on the company’s proprietary chemistry to make functionalised silicas.

13 Apr 2010